Di Ann Sanchez

Dr. Sanchez received 2018 Top Minority Business Leaders Award for Tarrant County. She was named by the Hispanic Business magazine as one of the "Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business", one of the "Top 80 Elite Hispanic Women", and "Top 100 Latinas in America". She was highlighted in the Hispanic Journal Magazine recognizing her accomplishments in Human Resources and Diversity at American Airlines and has been featured in “USA Today” seeking to improve the current process of employment verification, and encouraging comprehensive immigration reform.

She has also been featured on Fox News Business Career Accelerator where she discussed the topic “Love Contracts in the Workplace.” Dr. Sanchez educates and speaks to business and Human Resources leaders nationally on “Attracting, Engaging and Retaining the LatinX Workforce,” “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along! – Diversity and Generations in the Workplace,” and “Managing a Global Workforce.” Contribution to research: “The changing U.S. Workforce: The Growing Hispanic Demographic and the Workplace”by SHRM and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. The SHRM Foundation and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Project, “Use of Workforce Analytics for Competitive Advantage.”

Dr. Sanchez holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a Master's Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, and a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with a specialization in Human Resources from Capella University. She is a national instructor for the Institute for Applied Management & Law (IAML) teaching the Essentials of Human Resources Management Certification, UTA, and SMU Adjunct Professor, and a Division Chair and Professor at Amberton University.

Dr. Sanchez is active in the Society of Human Resources (SHRM) by serving as Texas Legislative Advocacy Captain, has developed test questions for the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), and has actively served on the national SHRM Expertise Panels. Furthermore, Dr. Sanchez is a Rotarian – Community Outreach Committee, Board Member for the Aids Outreach Center of Tarrant County, Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Tarrant County, Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Board of Directors and Vice President of the Board of Directors North Texas Area Community Health Centers and an Advisor for SMU Latino Leadership Initiative.

Companies

• Professor Amberton University (2013)
• Founder/Chief Exceptional Officer DAS HR CONSULTING, LLC & SANCHEZ & ASSOCIATES (2008)
• Adjunct Professor SMU Cox School of Business (2018 — 2019)
• Latino Leadership Initiative - Executive Advisor SMU Cox School of Business (2018 — 2019)
• Vice President of Human Resources Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (2005 — 2008)
• Corporate VP Human Resources United Natural Foods (2003 — 2005)
• Vice President Diversity & Talent American Airlines (2001 — 2003)
• Vice President of People Boeing Commercial Airplanes (2000 — 2001)
• Vice President Human Resources Delta Technology LLC (1998 — 2000)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Capella University (2006 — 2013)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) University of Phoenix (1990 — 1993)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) UCLA (1979 — 1983)